The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-22

Of the Tall Tower for its cause Of com
plant. Albanv Argus.
D-MANNERED SHERMAN.
The Statesman from Ohio CONFIRMING tho
Democracy IN Its OFT Expressed Opin-
Ion that the War u Over.
Senator Sherman Is said by Senator
Beck to be one Of the three leading
candidates for the Republican Pres-
dental nomination next year Sher-
man is swinging round the Southern
arc Of the circle just now. He Is talk
ing tariff. currency, and high Repub-
lican fol-de-rol. On the good old
bloody shirt issue he ''wars you gently
as sucking dove" as your Uncle
Billy Shakespeare would say. just
think Of this from a leading Republican
Presidential possibility:
The war Is over. but the courage. bravery and
forttudc OF both sides are now the pride and
heritage OF US ALL Think not that came here
TO rcproach any man for the part he took in
that light. or 70 revive In the heart OF any one
the friumphs Of victory or the pangs Of defeat
do not come 70 make apologies nor DO ask
any OF you. The war was perhaps unavoidable
nctuated, not BY q spirit OF hate or conquest or
revenge. but only by a fervent love OF
the Union, and . determined purpose 10
maintain the constitution, ~ they I'M
derstood IT, No man in che North
questions the honesty ~ purpose or
the heroism with which the Coufedcrates main
tanned their cause. and You viii give credit for
like courage and honorable motives 70 Union
soldiers North ard South The attempt 70 en-
force the rights OF the colorcd men by National
authority has thus far partly failed and now y
Is conceded that under the limitations OF tho
constitution the rights OF the citizens OF state
can only be enforced through State or National
tribunals. and where public opinion Is intolcr'
ant Jurors will not do their duty q citizen white
or black. may be without remedy for the crosses
wrong. except the right to migrate 70 where his
rights will be respected
Who would have thought It would
be so soon that Republicans would be
pleading for an abandonment Of wsN
issuesr We are glad to see it. u:
won't only save the Democrats great
deal Of trouble. but It furnishes
healthy indication that the South i pros
pering. and that the Republicans rccog-
nize II. The South's greatest prosper
| ity has come about under Democratic
State administrations and thus indi-
rcctly the Republicans pay the Demo-
Gratis q high compliment But what
is still better, is that Southern prosper
| ity makes for National prosperity.
| But just listen to this:
| without chart or compass 70 guide them,
| they (the Democrats) would peck at. dcrange,
agitate and disturb the magnificent Industries
h-'it up by the Republican party. and you. good
- Itru1Ix
resources and abundant raw material are e.
pected TO leave them oil undeveloped 70 favor
| Democratic purposes rather than support Re
publican policy manifcstly In your interest, du
becrsse, forsoofh. ks Repubficon party did n@
agree srifh some Of you about slacery and -
rar fscenfy.hrs ySdrs ago. You arc expected 70
pull the chcstnuts out OF the fre IN gratitude
TO rarty In the North for it, sympathy for you
| In the war. into which they encouraged you 70
enter, and deserted you In your extremity.
| The italics are ours. Sherman has
at last found out that the war Is over,
and has been over for twenty-five years.
He has made another great and
original discovery, which places him
alongside OF Newton, Copernicus and
Calico. He tells the Southcrncrs that
the Northern Democrats 'dcscrtcd
you in your extremity" which il 70
say that the Northern Democrats were
loyal, and that the Republican charge
that they were disloyal Is . hcastly lie
out Of whole cloth, fatty violating that
one Of the ten commandments, which
says: 'sThou shalt not bear false wit
ness against thy neighbour" This Is just
what the Southern Democrats them
selves have been saying ever since the
war, and now their enemies confirm
their testimony.
II 10 well enough 70 record and pre-
serve these words Of leading Rcpuo-
Iican, and for that purpose wc take
them from the columns Of Republican
paper. They are part Of : supposed
verbatim report 50 far ~ Il goes: o.
Shcrman's Nashville speech. Ihcy
( will ds to quote next summer, ana
again next year. We find Il very in-
tcrcsting speech.
i It - 4 very striking speech, TOO. ana
a striking departure from the hack.
ncycd old Republican harangue q
blood and fire and gush. But y does
sound funny to hear dicd-in-thc-woo'
bloody-shirt shricker trying TO eaten
the Southcrncrs BY telling them tnas
tho Northern Democrats were loyal -
the war. -Dcs Moincs Leader